Weather-strip



(No Model.)

0. J. W. 'PLATT.

WEATHER STRIP.

Patented Jan E m/001M506 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

- CHARLES J. W. PLATT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

WEATHER-STRlP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334,463, dated January 19, 1886.

Application filed November 24, 1885. Serial No. 183,883.

To all whom it may concern.-

liar construction and combination of parts substantially as hereinafter fully set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a weather-strip which shall normally be in a closed position when the door to which it is attached is closed to exclude rain, snow, dust, draft, &c;, and which shall be elevated out of contact with the floor to clear the same simultaneously with the opening of the said door; to provide for the secure and expeditious fastening of the strip to the door, and to combine simplicity with strength, durability, and lightness of construction, thoroughly effective and automatic in operation and cheapness of manufacture.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through the door, and my improved Weatherstrip applied thereto, showing the door and strip closed. Fig. 2 is a similar sectional View with the door opened and the weather-strip elevated out of contact with the floor. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of my improved weather-strip detached from a door. Fig. 4 is a detail View of the hinge for pivotally securing the two sections of the strip together. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line m 00 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 6 is a horizontal section on the line y y of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures, A designates the door; B, the floor-line, and O my improved weather strip applied to the door. The weather-strip 0 comprises two sections, D E, hinged together, the section D being secured to the rear face and lower edge of the door A by means of through-bolts a and nuts (1. The section E is suspended by means of hinges F from the door-strip D, and is arranged beneath and in rear of the same. The hinges F are (No model.)

is secured to the door-stri p D, and the latter, F tothe section or weather-strip propen-E, each of said hinge-p1ates being countersunk in the sections or strips to which they are secured, so as to lie flush with the inner faces thereof. The plates F F of each of the hinges are secured to the sections D and E of the weatherstrip by screwsf or other suitable means. (See Fig. 3.) They are secured by means of screws f. The plate F has two lugs or arms, ff, which are perforated, and the plate F has a single perforated lug, f arranged between the lugs f, so that its aperture registers with the apertures of the lugs f and are pivoted together by a pin or bolt, f said plate F having an opening, 9, in its upper end in which the head of one of the through-bolts a fits, the nuts a of said bolts bearing against the outer face of the door A.

Two or more bolts a may be employed to hold or secure the weather-strip to the door, and said strips are of any preferred ornamental design or form. The lower inner face of the door-strip D is rounded or hollowed out, as at h, and the upper edge of the strip E is rounded so as to provide a close joint, while at thesame time the lower section, E, is permitted to move freely of the fellow door-strip D.

One of the hinges F is provided with an inwardly-extending lug, i, to which is secured the free end of a spring-rod, I, secured at its opposite end to the pivoted weather-strip E, proper, and within a cutout or hollowed portion, j, thereof, near its upper edge, said outout portion forming a chamber for the spring and havingastrip or cover, J, secured within its open month by means of pins, &c., so that it will lie flush with the outer face of said weather-strip and wholly conceal the spring from View and protect it from rust, dirt, &c.

K designates a plate secured to the weatherstrip E, proper, and having an inwardly-extending arm, is, arranged to come in contact with the spring-rod I, when the said strip or section E is elevated with the opening of the door, and said arm serves to limit the movement of the spring-rod I when it has reached a certain point, and thus cause the outer free end thereof to exert greater force on the hinge F, to which it is attached.

. made in two plates. F F2, the former hr which L designates a plate secured to the lower rear edge of the section E, at the outer free end thereof, and when the door is closed said plate comes in contact with a plate, L, seen red to the door-Jami), and forces the spring-actuated section E into a vertical position and firmly on the floor. The lower rear edge of the section E is provided with a strip of felt, cloth, 850., M, to be pressed against the floor. \Vhen the door is closed, the weatherst-rip E lies in a vertical position and in close contact with the floor, the plates L and L be ing in contact with each other. \Vhen the door is opened or forced outwardly, the plates L and L are moved out of engagement "and permit the recoil action of the spring I to elevate the section or weather-strip proper, E, above the floor a distance sufficient to clear the carpet, &c. This elevation of the weatherstrip is accomplished automatically when the door is opened, and when the door is closed the plates L L depress the strip E to its vertical position and in close contact with the floor.

Various slight changes in the form and pro portions of parts may be made without departing from the principle of my invention.

The hinge-plates and through-bolts and the plates L L are preferably made of a non-corrosive metal, so as to be free from liability to rust.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the strip D, the bolts a, for rigidly securing the same to the door, the strip E, arranged beneath the strip D, the hinges F, secured to the strips, and a springrod inclosed within one of said strips and connected' at its free end to one of the hinges F, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the strip D, rigidly secured to the door, a strip, E, hinges F, secured to said strips and comprising two plates pi votally connected together, a spring-rod secured to the strip E within a hollowed-out portion, j, thereof and connected to one of the hinge-plates, a stop-plate, k, to engage the spring-rod and plates L L, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES J. W. PLATT.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN ANDERSON, HOMER PARSONS. 

